Answer:
The probability of accepting this shipment is 98%.
Almost all such shipments will be accepted, because the probability of having a sample with more than 3 batteries defective is very low.
Step-by-step explanation:
The shipment will be accepted if at most 3 batteries don't meet specifications.
This can be modeled as a binomial distribution, where the sample size is n=53 an the probability of not meeting specifications of any battery is p=0.02.
The shipment will be accepted if [tex]D\leq3[/tex].
The probability of this event is:
[tex]P(D\leq3)=P(D=0)+P(D=1)+P(D=2)+P(D=3)[/tex]
[tex]P(D=k)=\frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!} p^k(1-p)^{n-k}\\\\\\P(D=0)=\frac{53!}{0!(53)!} 0.02^0*0.98^{53}=1*1*0.34=0.34\\\\P(D=1)=\frac{53!}{1!(52)!} 0.02^1*0.98^{52}=53*0.02*0.35=0.37\\\\P(D=2)=\frac{53!}{2!(51)!} 0.02^2*0.98^{51}=1378*0.0004*0.36=0.20\\\\P(D=3)=\frac{53!}{3!(50)!} 0.02^3*0.98^{50}=23426*0.000008*0.36=0.07[/tex]
Then,
[tex]P(D\leq3)=P(D=0)+P(D=1)+P(D=2)+P(D=3)\\\\P(D\leq3)=0.34+0.37+0.20+0.07=0.98[/tex]
